Ruth 3:6

And she went down to the barnfloor, and did all that her mother in law had bid her.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

And she went down unto the floor, and did according to all that her mother in law bade her.

In Context

5She answered: Whatsoever thou shalt command, I will do.

7And when Booz had eaten, and drunk, and was merry, he went to sleep by the heap of sheaves, and she came softly and uncovering his feet, laid herself down.

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Cross References

Exodus 20:12Honour thy father and thy mother, that thou mayest be longlived upon the land which the Lord thy God will give thee.

Proverbs 1:8My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother :

John 15:14You are my friends, if you do the things that I command you.

Matthew Henry on Ruth 3:2-6

Ruth's Visit to Boaz. ( b. c. 1312.) 1 Then Naomi her mother in law said unto her, My daughter, shall I not seek rest for thee, that it may be well with thee? 2 And now is not Boaz of our kindred, with whose maidens thou wast? Behold, he winnoweth barley to night in the threshingfloor. 3 Wash thyself therefore, and anoint thee, and put thy raiment upon thee, and get thee down to the floor: but make not thyself known unto the man, until he shall have done eating and drinking. 4 And it shall be, when he lieth down,… Read the whole commentary →

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